Huang hesitated for a moment, but decided to wait for Dong Yuan to come back before going to visit Sima Xiucai with him.

From the point of view of time, the yamen has already gone to the yamen, and most of the officials should have arrived home by now, but Dong Yuan is still nowhere to be seen.

In this regard, Huang is not surprised, and has even become accustomed to it.

She knows that her husband will always be the hardest working one in the yamen, she is a knowledgeable woman, and she will never pester her husband to tell him to go home early, but she is very proud of him, if it were not for her husband's diligence, how could her life be as beautiful as it is now?

After waiting for a while, there was a sound of footsteps outside the hall, Huang got up and went out, and sure enough, he saw Dong Yuan coming back, talking to Steward Zhou beside him.

Seeing the virtuous wife go out to greet him, Dong Yuan smiled and said, "What's the matter, is it too late to go back today, making you wait?" ”

Huang shook his head, took his arm into the hall, and said softly, "Xianggong, do you remember Sima Xiucai?" ”

"Brother Sima?" Dong Yuan was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "I was going to look for him a while ago." ”

"And then?" Huang stared at her husband.

Dong Yuan scratched his head and said with a smile: "Later, I was busy and forgot about it." ”

Huang shook his head and blamed: "You too, now that you have become such a big official, you don't know how to help the old man find an errand to do." ”

"How's that going to work?" Dong Yuan waved his hand and said: "Now that Lu Jieshuai has opened the imperial examination and widely selected officials, Brother Sima can take the right path, why should he take the wrong path." ”

Huang said softly: "Then do you know that he can't go down the right path at all!" ”

Dong Yuan frowned: "What do you mean?" ”

"He didn't pass the first test!"

"How is this possible!" Dong Yuan was shocked: "Even if you only read the book for a few months, you can basically pass, let alone Brother Sima?" ”

Huang shook his head and said: "Then I don't know, today I saw Sima Xiucai jumping into the river to commit suicide, and later I found Sister He to inquire that he didn't pass the preliminary examination, I think someone may have harmed him." ”

"Throw yourself into the river?" Dong Yuan exclaimed in surprise and shouted, "Even if someone harms him, he doesn't have to seek death!" ”

Huang sighed, Xianggong is sometimes too sloppy, how does he know how bad Sima Xiucai and them are doing now.

"I'll just ask you, do you care about this?"

"Of course." Dong Yuan did not hesitate.

At this moment, a person staggered in outside the door, he looked at Dong Yuan with complicated eyes, and then bent down and bowed solemnly.

This person is Sima Rui, Dong Yuan's family is not big, as soon as he came back, Sima Rui heard the movement, and quietly hid outside the door with his wife, listening to the conversation between Dong Yuan and his wife.

It wasn't until this moment that he knew that he had misunderstood Dong Yuan and apologized to him.

Dong Yuan saw that he was staggering, obviously not well, so he hurriedly supported him and said, "Brother Sima, why are you so polite to me, go and rest, I will go and help you investigate the situation." ”

He was anxious, and walked briskly out of the hall.

Huang had no choice but to take over the work of entertaining guests, beckoning the two to sit down, and letting the maid serve tea.

During the chat, He asked about Dong Yuan's experience of becoming an official, and Sima Rui, who was sitting quietly on the side, also had his ears pricked up, obviously interested in this matter.

"This matter has to start with Xianggong going out to sell shoes......" Speaking of the past, Huang was embarrassed.

She said that Dong Yuan was criticized by Qi Laosan when he sold shoes, and later met Lu Jieshuai and Zhan Yuan to help each other, it was such a meeting, and Zhan Yuan and Dong Yuan's lives have changed dramatically.

Sima Rui was envious when he heard it, he knew that this was the case, he should have gone to sell shoes with Dong Yuan back then!

It didn't take long for Dong Yuan to return home in a hurry, with a heavy face.

Huang poured him a glass of water and asked, "What's the situation?" ”

Dong Yuan drank the water in one gulp, wiped his mouth and said: "It was Lu Zhi who crossed out Brother Sima's name, he is a student of Master Zhang Dezhong, and he is the examiner of this imperial examination, I'm afraid things are a little troublesome." ”

Sima Rui's face changed, Lu Zhi is a very famous figure in Hui'an Mansion, and he is also one of the few Jinshi in Hui'an Mansion, although his official position is not as high as Dong Yuan, but he is very prestigious among scholars, and he is not a figure that Dong Yuan can easily provoke.

And Zhang Dezhong is even more incredible, his name is known to everyone in the whole house, and no one knows it, and his rectification of the rule of officials is often sung, plus his official position is higher than Dong Yuan, and he is not a figure that Dong Yuan can afford to provoke.

When Sima Rui rejected Jiang Huashan, the other party threatened that there was someone behind him, and if he dared to refuse him, he would not be able to pass the first test.

When he failed the first attempt, he knew that what Jiang Huashan said was true, but now he knows how huge the backing behind him is.

Standing up, he arched his hand and said with a wry smile: "Then forget it, I...... I'm leaving. ”

Dong Yuan grabbed him and said angrily: "What's the matter?" You don't want to participate in the imperial examination anymore? ”

Sima Rui bit his lip and said: "Master Lu is from a Jinshi, and Master Zhang is ranked as a young Yin, and he is Brother Dong's superior, so Brother Dong doesn't have to risk his future for me." ”

Dong Yuan said angrily: "Who are you and me? Besides, the trouble I mentioned is that there is some trouble in solving the fraud in the scientific examination, and as soon as I went to ask about it, the Gongyuan side said that it was wrong, and your name has been added again, and you will be able to take the official examination in a few days. ”

Sima Rui was surprised and delighted: "Really? Where is Lord Zhang and Lord Lu? ”

Dong Yuan sneered: "You don't know the officialdom of Hui'an Mansion, Lu Zhi is just a newcomer, if he really participates in this matter, I will personally handle him!" ”

"As for Lord Zhang Dezhong, I don't think he should be involved in this matter, but even if he is really involved, then there is no need to be afraid, although Lu Jieshuai is not in Jiedu Mansion at the moment, there are many people who can check and balance him, we can go to Sun Shaoyin, who is in charge of commerce, and General Qin, who is in charge of the army, they are both capable of solving this matter."

Speaking of this, he showed a solemn look and said, "Now I'm afraid that they will be wrong when the time comes, but they have no evidence, and there is nothing to do with them." ”

Sima Rui didn't care so much, as long as he could participate in the imperial examination, he said, "Forget it anyway." ”

"No way!" Dong Yuan waved his hand and said solemnly: "They all dare to cheat for personal gain in the imperial examination, and if they don't pull out these tumors, sooner or later they will be bad." ”

Sima Rui sighed secretly, a little worried that Dong Yuan would not be able to fight others, if he lost, he would definitely lose the opportunity to take the exam, but Dong Yuan was standing up for himself after all, and he was not good at persuading him.

Thinking of this, he looked at the Huang family and counted on her to persuade Dong Yuan.

At this time, Huang's Zhu lips opened slightly, and said: "Xianggong, you can't come up with an idea when you think about it here, so hurry up and find Miss Sun or General Qin!" ”

Sima Rui's eyes widened, and then he shook his head with a smile, the couple is still the same, Dong Yuan is still a violent temper and often offends people, but the Huang family will always support him behind his back.

Having said that, he was somewhat relieved to see that they had not changed just because they became officials. He didn't realize that behind him, there was also a woman who silently supported him.

"Okay, then you can eat first, you don't have to wait for me!" Dong Yuan said that he was about to go out.

"Wait!" Huang hurriedly grabbed him, went to the kitchen to get a piece of cake and handed it to him, saying, "Cushion first, I'll wait for you to come back at home!" ”

Dong Yuan took the dough cake and said vaguely: "Then I'll go." ”

……

Sun Shaoqing's small courtyard.

After hearing Dong Yuan's request to see him, Sun Shaoqing put down his work and received him in the living room.

"Master Dong, you came to visit late at night, I don't know what's going on?"

Dong Yuan bowed respectfully and said, "Taking the liberty of bothering, there is really an urgent matter." ”

As he spoke, he told him about the fraud in the new imperial examination.

Sun Shaoqing raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "What a big boldness, Brother Yuan is so interested in the imperial examination, they dare to make trouble, I will deal with this matter, don't worry." ”

"Yes." Dong Yuan didn't say anything more, and left.

In front of the future lady of the festival envoy, he was still very polite.

After walking a few steps back and forth in the room, Sun Shaoqing ordered: "Lan'er, prepare the car, I want to go to the barracks." ”

Soon, Sun Shaoqing came to the barracks of the First Army in a carriage and explained the situation to Qin Youyu.

"Since this matter implicates Mr. Zhang, let's wait for Lu Lang to come back and let him decide." Qin Youyu said leisurely.

Sun Shaoqing stood up and said: "My sister is always so cautious, in my opinion, directly call Master Zhang, Lu Zhi and the scholar surnamed Jiang and the scholar surnamed Sima to confront each other, I believe there will be a harvest!" ”

Qin Youyu walked up to her with a smile, pressed her back into the chair, and said softly: "After all, Mr. Zhang is a person who has meritorious service to Hui'an Mansion, if we call him over for questioning just by saying one-sided, I'm afraid it will chill people's hearts!" ”

Sun Shaoqing snorted: "In my opinion, there must be something wrong with his disciple, he can't get rid of responsibility, and if he has a fault, he will be punished, isn't this what Brother Yuan has been emphasizing?" ”

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